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A Study of Coformulated Favezelimab/Pembrolizumab (MK-4280A) Versus Physician's Choice Chemotherapy in PD-(L)1-refractory, Relapsed or Refractory Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma (MK-4280A-008)

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT05508867
Lead Sponsor
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Brief Summary

Researchers are looking for a way to treat classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) that is relapsed (the cancer has come back after treatment) or refractory (current treatment has stopped working to slow or stop cancer growth). Researchers want to learn if people who receive coformulated favezelimab/pembrolizumab (MK-4280A) live longer without the cancer getting worse compared to those who receive chemotherapy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria
  • Has histologically confirmed diagnosis of classical Hodgkin lymphoma (cHL) that is 2-fluorodeoxyglucose-avid (FDG-avid).
  • Has relapsed (defined as disease progression after most recent therapy) or refractory (defined as failed to achieve CR or PR to most recent therapy) cHL and exhausted all available treatment options with known clinical benefit.
  • Has progressed on treatment with an anti-PD-(L)1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) administered either as monotherapy or in combination with other checkpoint inhibitors or other therapies.
  • Submits an archival (≤5 years) or newly obtained tumor tissue sample which has not been previously irradiated.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Diagnosis of immunodeficiency or is receiving chronic systemic steroid therapy or any other form of immunosuppressive therapy.
  • History of central nervous system (CNS) metastases or active CNS involvement.
  • Has an active autoimmune disease that has required systemic treatment in past 2 years except replacement therapy.
  • History of (noninfectious) pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease that required steroids or has current pneumonitis/interstitial lung disease.
  • Has an active infection requiring systemic treatment.
  • History of hemophagocytic lymphohisticytosis.
  • Has an active seizure disorder that is not well controlled.
  • Has clinically significant (ie, active) cardiovascular disease.
  • Received prior systemic anticancer therapy including investigational agents within 4 weeks before randomization.
  • Received prior radiotherapy within 2 weeks of start of study intervention or radiation related toxicities requiring corticosteroids.
  • Has not adequately recovered from major surgical procedure.
  • Known additional malignancy that is progressing or has required active treatment within the past 3 years.
  • History of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  • Has had an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell or solid organ transplantation within the last 5 years.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Favezelimab/Pembrolizumabfavezelimab/pembrolizumabParticipants will receive coformulated favezelimab/pembrolizumab (800 mg/200 mg) by intravenous (IV) infusion on Day 1, then every three weeks (Q3W), for up to 35 infusions.
Chemotherapy (Bendamustine or Gemcitabine)bendamustineParticipants will receive physician's choice of EITHER bendamustine by IV infusion at a dose between 90 and 120 mg/m\^2 on Day 1 and Day 2 of either a 3- or 4-week cycle for up to 6 cycles OR gemcitabine by IV infusion at a dose between 800 and 1200 mg/m\^2 on Day 1 and Day 8 of a 3-week cycle for up to 6 cycles.
Chemotherapy (Bendamustine or Gemcitabine)gemcitabineParticipants will receive physician's choice of EITHER bendamustine by IV infusion at a dose between 90 and 120 mg/m\^2 on Day 1 and Day 2 of either a 3- or 4-week cycle for up to 6 cycles OR gemcitabine by IV infusion at a dose between 800 and 1200 mg/m\^2 on Day 1 and Day 8 of a 3-week cycle for up to 6 cycles.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Progression Free Survival (PFS) per Lugano Response Criteria as Assessed by investigatorUp to approximately 39 months

PFS is defined as the time from randomization to the first documented disease progression per Lugano criteria 2014 as assessed by investigator or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Overall Survival (OS)Up to approximately 39 months

OS is defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause.

Objective Response Rate (ORR) per Lugano Response Criteria as Assessed by investigatorUp to approximately 39 months

ORR is defined as the percentage of participants who achieve a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) per Lugano criteria 2014 as assessed by investigator.

Duration of Response (DOR) per Lugano Response Criteria as Assessed by investigatorUp to approximately 39 months

For participants who demonstrate CR or PR per Lugano criteria 2014 as assessed by investigator, DOR is defined as the time from the first documented evidence of CR or PR until disease progression or death due to any cause, whichever occurs first.

Number of Participants Who Experienced At Least One Adverse Event (AE)Up to approximately 25 months

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The number of participants who experience an AE will be presented.

Number of Participants Who Discontinue Study Treatment Due to an Adverse Event (AE)Up to approximately 24 months

An AE is any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant temporally associated with the use of study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. The number of participants who discontinue study treatment due to an AE will be presented.

Trial Locations

Locations (105)

Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center ( Site 0500)

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Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

The University of Arizona Cancer Center - North Campus ( Site 2216)

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Tucson, Arizona, United States

UCLA Hematology/Oncology - Santa Monica ( Site 2208)

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA-Hematology and Medical Oncology ( Site

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Torrance, California, United States

Moffitt Cancer Center ( Site 2200)

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Tampa, Florida, United States

University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center ( Site 2201)

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

University of Maryland-Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 2210)

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Johns Hopkins University-The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center ( Site 2206)

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

University of Michigan ( Site 2215)

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Cancer and Hematology Centers of Western Michigan ( Site 2222)

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ( Site 2217)

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New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Roswell Park Cancer Institute ( Site 2220)

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Buffalo, New York, United States

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ( Site 2214)

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Cleveland Clinic-Taussig Cancer Center ( Site 2203)

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

AHN West Penn Hospital ( Site 2213)

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

UPMC Hillman Cancer Center ( Site 2205)

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center ( Site 2212)

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Hospital Aleman-oncohematologic diseases ( Site 2302)

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Fundacion Centro Oncologico de Integración Regional-Medical Oncology ( Site 2301)

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Mendoza, Argentina

The Townsville Hospital ( Site 0006)

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Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Royal Adelaide Hospital ( Site 0005)

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Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Western Health-Sunshine & Footscray Hospitals-Cancer Services-Cancer Research ( Site 0002)

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St Albans, Victoria, Australia

Royal Perth Hospital-Haematology ( Site 0004)

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Perth, Western Australia, Australia

UZ Leuven-Hematology ( Site 0101)

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Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium

Université Catholique de Louvain-Namur - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dinant-Godinne - Site Godi

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Namur, Belgium

Fundação Pio XII - Hospital de Câncer de Barretos ( Site 0202)

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Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Hospital Paulistano-Americas Oncologia ( Site 0207)

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Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cross Cancer Institute ( Site 0313)

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Princess Margaret Cancer Centre ( Site 0310)

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Jewish General Hospital ( Site 0309)

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Montreal, Quebec, Canada

McGill University Health Centre ( Site 0314)

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Montréal, Quebec, Canada

FALP-UIDO ( Site 0400)

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Santiago, Region M. De Santiago, Chile

Clínica Inmunocel ( Site 0407)

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Santiago, Region M. De Santiago, Chile

Anhui Provincial Cancer Hospital ( Site 0501)

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Hefei, Anhui, China

Beijing Hospital ( Site 0514)

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Beijing, Beijing, China

Peking University Third Hospital-Hematology ( Site 0519)

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Beijing, Beijing, China

The First Affiliated hospital of Xiamen University ( Site 0512)

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Xiamen, Fujian, China

Henan Cancer Hospital ( Site 0515)

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Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Union Hospital Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology ( Site 0509)

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Wuhan, Hubei, China

Fakultni nemocnice Hradec Kralove-IV. interni hematologicka klinika ( Site 0902)

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Hradec Kralove, Czechia

Xiangya Hospital Central South University ( Site 0513)

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Changsha, Hunan, China

Hunan Cancer Hospital ( Site 0503)

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Changsha, Hunan, China

The First Hospital of Jilin University-Hematology ( Site 0516)

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Changchun, Jilin, China

Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center ( Site 0520)

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Shanghai, Shanghai, China

West China Hospital of Sichuan University-Head and Neck Oncology ( Site 0502)

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Cheng Du, Sichuan, China

Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute & Hospital-lymphoma ( Site 0506)

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Tianjin, Tianjin, China

Zhejiang Cancer Hospital ( Site 0510)

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Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Ningbo First Hospital ( Site 0518)

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Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

Fakultní nemocnice Brno Bohunice-Interni hematologicka a onkologicka klinika ( Site 0901)

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Brno, Brno-mesto, Czechia

Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze-I. Interní klinika - klinika hematologie ( Site 0903)

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Praha 2, Czechia

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rennes - Hôpital Pontchaillou-haematology ( Site 0707)

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Rennes, Bretagne, France

Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse - Oncopole - CHU de TOULOUSE ( Site 0706)

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Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Limoges - Hôpital Dupuytren ( Site 0704)

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Limoges, Haute-Vienne, France

Institut Curie - site Saint-Cloud ( Site 0708)

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Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France

CENTRE LEON BERARD-Medical oncology ( Site 0703)

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Lyon, Rhone, France

HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL ( Site 0702)

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Créteil, Seine-et-Marne, France

Klinikum Stuttgart - Katharinenhospital ( Site 0804)

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Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Ulm-Department of Internal Medicine III ( Site 0805)

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Ulm, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Essen ( Site 0807)

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Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Koeln-Klinik I für Innere Medizin ( Site 0801)

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Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Münster - Albert Schweitzer Campus ( Site 0806)

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Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Universitaetsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden-University Cancer Center Early Clinical Trial Unit (

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Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

Universitätsklinikum Leipzig ( Site 0803)

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Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

Rambam Health Care Campus ( Site 1004)

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Haifa, Israel

Carmel Hospital ( Site 1007)

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Haifa, Israel

Hadassah Medical Center-Hemato-Oncology ( Site 1000)

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Jerusalem, Israel

Rabin Medical Center-Hemato-Oncology ( Site 1001)

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Petah-Tikva, Israel

Sheba Medical Center-Hemato Oncology ( Site 1005)

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Ramat Gan, Israel

Sourasky Medical Center ( Site 1002)

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Tel Aviv, Israel

Pusan National University Hospital-Internal Medicine ( Site 1704)

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Busan, Pusan-Kwangyokshi, Korea, Republic of

Seoul National University Hospital ( Site 1701)

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System-Medical oncology ( Site 1702)

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Asan Medical Center-Department of Oncology ( Site 1703)

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Samsung Medical Center ( Site 1700)

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Centro de Infusion Superare ( Site 2503)

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Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico

Unidad Médica Onco-hematológica ( Site 2507)

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Puebla, Mexico

Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny im. Jana Mikulicza-Radeckieg-Klinika Hematologii, Nowotworów Krwi i

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Wrocław, Dolnoslaskie, Poland

Szpital Specjalistyczny im. Ludwika Rydygiera w Krakowie-Oncology Department ( Site 1406)

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Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland

Narodowy Instytut Onkologii im. Marii Sklodowskiej-Curie - P-Kilinka Onkologii I Hematologii ( Site

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Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland

Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne-Klinika Hematologii i Transplantologii ( Site 1402)

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Gdansk, Pomorskie, Poland

Swietokrzyskie Centrum Onkologii, Samodzielny Publiczny Zakl-Klinika Hematologii i Transplantacji S

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Kielce, Swietokrzyskie, Poland

Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla ( Site 1805)

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Santander, Cantabria, Spain

Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron ( Site 1803)

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Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain

CHUAC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña ( Site 1812)

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A Coruña, La Coruna, Spain

Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria-Oncology ( Site 1807)

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Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain

Hospital General Universitario de Alicante ( Site 1806)

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Alicante, Spain

Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre-Hemathology and hemotherapy ( Site 1810)

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Madrid, Spain

Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria ( Site 1808)

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Malaga, Spain

Hospital Universitario de Salamanca - Complejo Asistencial U-Servicio de Hematologia ( Site 1801)

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Salamanca, Spain

Skånes Universitetssjukhus Lund ( Site 1901)

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Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden

Akademiska sjukhuset-Blod- och tumörsjukdomar ( Site 1900)

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Uppsala, Uppsala Lan, Sweden

Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli-IOSI ( Site 1600)

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Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland

Mega Medipol-Hematology ( Site 2005)

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Stanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Hastanesi-hematology ( Site 2000)

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Ankara, Turkey

Hacettepe Universite Hastaneleri-Department of Hematology ( Site 2006)

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Ankara, Turkey

Antalya Egitim ve Arastırma Hastanesi ( Site 2011)

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Antalya, Turkey

Ege Universitesi Hastanesi ( Site 2001)

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İzmir, Turkey

Kocaeli Üniversitesi-Hematology ( Site 2009)

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Kocaeli, Turkey

Derriford Hospital ( Site 2107)

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Plymouth, Devon, United Kingdom

The Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre ( Site 2110)

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Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom

St Bartholomew's Hospital-Centre for Experimental Cancer Medicine ( Site 2105)

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London, London, City Of, United Kingdom

GenesisCare - Oxford ( Site 2104)

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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

St James's University Hospital ( Site 2109)

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Leeds, United Kingdom

Leicester Royal Infirmary ( Site 2100)

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - Liverpool-Heamatology ( Site 2108)

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Liverpool, United Kingdom

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